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nugget

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nug·get  (ngt)
n.
1. A small, solid lump, especially of gold.
2. A small compact portion or unit: nuggets of information.

[Perhaps diminutive of English dialectal nug, lump.]

nugget
Noun
1. a small lump of gold in its natural state
2. something small but valuable: a nugget of useful knowledge
Verb
NZ & S African to polish footwear [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nuggetnugget - a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
hunk, lump - a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal"

nugget
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Spanish nugget [ˈnʌgɪt] npepita
French nugget [ˈnʌgɪt] npépite f
German nugget [ˈnʌgɪt] n (of gold) → Klumpen m (fig) (of information) → Brocken m
Italian nugget [ˈnʌgɪt] npepita

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That ring with the rough nugget on it was above it, and the twisted snake ring on the third finger.
You have noticed this nugget I wear on my watch-chain, steward?
Before a week was over he was to come across a large nugget of pure gold, the largest nugget that had ever been discovered, and bring it down to the coast in a waggon guarded by six mounted policemen.
 
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